CryptoCurrency News: Nike, Macy’s Run Blockchain Trial With Auburn’s RFID Lab

Blockchain might help major apparel brands from Nike to Macy’s better share their product data across the retail supply chain, according to a new white paper from Auburn University’s RFID Lab.

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CryptoCurrency News: Clearview AI Lawyer Tor Ekeland Says Your Face Is Public Property

Tor Ekeland made a career of defending hackers. Now he's defending a hacker's trove: a company with three billion images in its database.

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CryptoCurrency News: Ethereum’s ProgPoW Debate Is About Much More Than Mining

The debate over ProgPoW has become a flashpoint for how Ethereum makes big decisions.

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CryptoCurrency News: South Korean Lawmakers Greenlight Strict Crypto AML Bill

South Korean lawmakers voted to place tough new requirements on cryptocurrency exchanges, adding legitimacy to the country’s sprawling crypto economy – and potentially triggering a market consolidation.

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CryptoCurrency News: Why Bitcoin Mining Might Be the New Business Model for US Power Plants

South Korea gets legal recognition for crypto; NY power plant mines BTC; and the end of the intranet era for enterprise blockchain?

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Back Above $9,000 Amid Bullish Sentiment 

The price of bitcoin broke above $9,000 on a bullish run at 9:00 UTC (4:00 a.m. EST).

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CryptoCurrency News: Unstoppable Domains Chrome Extension Lets Users Browse Ethereum-Based Sites

Unstoppable Domains, the censorship-resistant web developer, has released a Google Chrome extension in its bid to open up web 3.0.

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CryptoCurrency News: Yields of 25% to 42% Lure Lenders Back to DeFi Platform bZx

Lenders and depositors are coming back to bZx, as the decentralized protocol for margin trading offers significantly higher yields on ether deposits compared to its peers.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin News Roundup for March 5, 2020

HTC makes a miner, gas powers a new bitcoin effort in New York, and BTC goes back up. It's the Markets Daily podcast from CoinDesk.

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CryptoCurrency News: How the Bitcoin Market Changed Since 2017’s Bull Run

Regulation-friendly infrastructure makes 2020's bitcoin market stand out from the Wild West of 2017.

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CryptoCurrency News: Moonshots Capital, DCG, Tezos Back $2.5M Fundraise for Crypto Software Provider

Zabo, which claims to be able to link bank accounts to crypto wallets directly, raised $2.5 million from Moonshots Capital and other firms to build out its engineering team and customers.

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CryptoCurrency News: With Freedom at Stake, More Hongkongers See Bitcoin’s Unique Value

Before the recent protests, explaining bitcoin's value proposition to Hongkongers was tricky, says local resident Leo Weese. Now more people appreciate censorship resistance.

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CryptoCurrency News: The Team Behind CryptoKitties Is One Step Closer to Leaving Ethereum

For its own blockchain, Flow.

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CryptoCurrency News: Crypto Investment Fund Suffers Hack Exposing Data of 266,000 Users: Report

The personal data of about 266,000 people registered with the fund may have been exposed.

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CryptoCurrency News: A New York Power Plant Is Mining $50K Worth of Bitcoin a Day

The power plant believes it will remain profitable even after the halvening event.

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CryptoCurrency News: Tron’s Takeover of Steemit Is Internet History Repeating Itself

Tron's takeover of Steemit is part of a trend: the takeover of decentralized networks by companies that put their own interests ahead of their users.

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CryptoCurrency News: Web3 Foundation Funds Technical Bridge Connecting Polkadot to Bitcoin

Web3 has awarded grants to more than 60 projects building on Polkadot.

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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Prints Bullish Price Pattern With Move Above $9K

Bitcoin's bulls look to have established a secure foothold above $9,000, confirming a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders breakout.

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CryptoCurrency News: New Cross-Chain Network Plans to Bring Bitcoin’s Liquidity to the DeFi Space

Kyber Network and Bancor Network have been integrated into a new platform that provides cross-chain liquidity for decentralized finance.

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CryptoCurrency News: UK Finance Watchdog Warns Against ‘Unauthorized’ Crypto Exchange BitMEX

The Financial Conduct Authority said BitMEX had been targeting U.K. consumers without approval.

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